Mimaletis

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Mimaletis
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Mimaletis postica
Scientific classification
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Geometridae
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Mimaletis

Warren, 1894
Type species
*Aletis postica
Walker, 1869
Synonyms
  • Provola Swinhoe, 1904

Mimaletis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. This genus is similar to Scopula but differs in neuration of the wings and the female's antennae that are shortly and stoutly pectinated (comb like).[1]

Species[]

Some species of this genus are:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Warren (1894). Novitates Zoologicae. 1 (2): 378
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Mimaletis Warren, 1894". Afromoths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.


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